Hotel-register.



No. 817,851. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906. J. P. HART.

HOTEL REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1905.

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ATTORNEYS No. 817,851. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906. J.. P. HART.

HOTEL REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1905.

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JOHN PERcY HART, or BRIDGEPORT BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOTEL-REGISTER. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 17, 1906.

Application filed May 19, 1905. Serial No. 261,213.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PERoY HART, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport borough, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have made certain new and useful Improvements inHotel-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

In my improved hotel-register the leaves whereon the names and addressesof guests are inscribed are loose and detachable in place of being boundtogether as in the ordinary register, a special means for fasteningbeing employed, whereby they may be quickly separated one from theother, as required. The part or carrier upon which the leaves are laidand secured is adapted to revolve upon a base having anantifrictionbearing which is adjustable vertically, and between theleaf-carrier and base is interposed an antifriction-bearing, means beingprovided for holding the revolving part central,so that there is nolateral Oscillation. The revolving part or carrier for the registerproper is provided with foldable top sections which when closed serve asa cover and protector for the register, and the same are pro-' videdwith spaces for reception of advertisements and ornamental panels.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts areas hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, (three sheets,) in which Figure 1 is a plan view of myimproved register with the cover or protector closed. Fig. 2 is atransverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view ofone of the folding top sections or covers, its members being shownseparated at an angle as when the cover is being opened or closed. Fig.l is mainly a plan view of the register, the folding top sections orcovers being Open and a portion being broken away to show the skeletonbase-plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the end flangeswith which the folding sections or covers are provided. Fig. 6 is a planview of the base or base-plate inverted. Fig. 7 is a section on the line7 7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a sectional perspective of the angular flangeforming a rigid attachment of the revolving part upon which the registerproper is supported and secured when in use. Fig. 9 is a perspectiveview illustrating the means for fastening the register leaves to therevolving carrier and support. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the nutor ada It is further provided centrally with a circular opening a, inwhich a circular nut D (see Figs. 2, 7, and 10) is screwed. The top ofthe nut D is beveled or inclined outward and downward to serve as abearing for antifriction-balls d, that travel in a circular runway I),provided in the revolving carrier B.

This runway is lined with hard metal to prevent wear. A right-angularflange E (see Figs. 2, 7, and. 8) is attached to the under side and rimof the revolving carrier B by means of screws, the horizontal member 6of said flange projecting beneath the flange a of the base-plate A andbeing raised above the level of the bottom of the base A, so that whenthe carrier revolves it does not come in contact with the part uponwhich the base A rests. Between the two parallel portions (1 and e ofthe parts A E is interposed a series of antifriction-balls e, which arearranged to travel in a trough or groove formed in the under side of theflange a. This groove is preferably lined with compressed-fiber paper toprevent noise or rattling in the operation of the register. The balls etravel on a rubber strip 6 which is provided with a groove in its upperside and held in a groove in the flange of the part E. It will be seenthat the bevel of the nut D tends to hold the circle ofantifriction-balls d concentric with itself, or, in other words,preventlateral movement or shucking of the revolving carrier B. The rim or edgeof the annular flange a of part A is, however, close to the verticalportion of the angular flange E, which is a further safeguard againstlateral movement of the carrier B. The weight of the carrier B and itsattachments is borne mainly by the balls (1,

traveling on the bevel-nut D, the balls 6 serving chiefly as a means forbalancmg or steadying the carrier B, so as to prevent verticaloscillation. If desired, the balls 6 may be dispensed with altogetherand the flanges a and I) allowed to run in easy contact. It is apparentthat by the arrangement of the nut D in the central threaded opening ofthe base other two near the ends thereof.

plate A a fine adjustment may be made by rotating the nut to secure theproper bearing of the balls (Z and e in the first instance and also totake up wear of the same which may occur in the course of the use of theregister.

By inspection of Figs. 1. and 4 it will be seen that the revolvingregister-carrier B is rectangular and from Figs. 2, 4, and 7 that it hasa rectangular depression which serves to receive the leaves F,constituting the register proper. Between these leaves and the skeletonbase-plate A is interposed a pasteboard or other plate G. (See Fig. 4.)As shown at the left hand, Fig. 4, a detachable fastening is providedfor the leaves, the same consisting of a strip H, of spring metal, thesame having three slots h it, one being central and the There are alsothree pins or headed studs If M, which are set in the bed of the carrierB and are spaced apart corresponding to the slots h h. The central sloth is made large enough to receive the head of the stud ha, and the othertwo slots h are keyhole shape. The springstrip H has a normal curvature,the ends curving upward. Thus to apply the strip to the studs ]L2 h" forsecuring the leaves F the central portion requires to be bent upward inorder to allow the studs ]L2 to pass through the larger portions of thekeyhole-slots h. When the strip straightens out, the studs 71- enter thereduced portions of the slots h, and thus hold the strip in place. Ithas therefore greater pressure or bearing at points between the centralstud h and the outer stud 7L2. In order to detach it, it is bent upwardin its central portion or at points intermediate of the two sets ofstuds, whereupon the slots 7b are freed from the studs h It will beunderstood. that the several. leaves F are provided with openings in theleft-hand edge corresponding to the studs k and 7L3, so that they may beslipped on the same before the strip is applied. The leaves or sheets Fwill in practice be ruled on both sides, so that when one side is filledwith the names and addresses of guests of the hotel the leaves may bereversed. When both sides of a leaf have been filled with names, a newone is substituted, and so on until the carrier is filled, when they areall removed and placed on file for future reference. As shown in Fig. 4,a narrow strip of metal I is arranged at the top of the leaves F andserves for inscription of the words Time, Room, Check, Name, Residence,&c., and the leaves are ruled vertically corresponding to the di-.visions or spaces thus indicated. The lower edge of the carrier B isprovided with a narrow ledge I), (see Fig. 4,) which serves, primarily,as a support for the hand of a guest when writing his name at or nearthe lower edge of a leaf F. It may serve also for name and address ofthe manufacturer.

As shown in Fig. 7, the ledge b is provided on its under side with agroove 5 which may in practice serve to receive lead if required tocounterbalance the revolving carrier B. To the upper side of the carrieris attached a bracket or shelf J (see Figs. 1, 4, and 7 which isinclined at an angle of about forty-five degrees and supports aname-plate bearing the names of the hotel and the proprietor, &c. Suchname-plate may preferably be placed under a glass which forms anornamental appendage of the bracket or shelf J. To the ends of thelatter are attached rings j, which may serve to support holders formatches and toothpicks. The lateral or side edges of the carrier areformed with upwardlypro jecting flanges b (see Fig. 2,) and to these theouter sections or divisions of the folding covers C are hinged, asshown. The two sections are indicated by letters 0 c, and they arehinged together in a longitudinal direction. They are constructed inskeleton form, thus adapted for reception of advertisements andornamental panels that is to say, the outer section 0 is provided with amirror 0 and the section 0 is divided into three spaces, each of whichreceives a glass 0, which will cover and protect an advertising-sheet cBeneath the mirror 0 and also beneath the glass 0 and theadvertising-sheet c I arrange a sheet-metal plate 0, which is secured byscrews to the under side of the sections 0 c. A strip of pasteboard isinterposed between the mirror 0 and the sheet-metal projecting 7 late c.

When the sections C are folded inward in the position indicated in Figs.1 and 2, they completely cover and effectively protect the registerproper from access of dust or dirt, and for a further protection theyare adapted to fit down closely at the ends, being for this purposeprovided with flanges 0 c (See Fig. 5.) Adjacent to the flange 0 isformed a groove 0", which receives the flange 0 when the sections C arefolded outward, as in Fig. 4 but when the sections C are folded inward,as in Figs. 1 and 2, the said flanges fit down closely upon the top andbottom edges of the rectangular body of the revolving carrier B, andthus serve as dust-excluders, as well as supports for the foldingsections. It will be seen that when the said sections are folded outwardthe part 0 lies upon and is supported by the part c, the latter being inturn supported by its hinge and the narrow ledge or lateral strip 1).(See Figs. 2 and 3.) Fig. 3 shows the part or section 0 thus supportedand the other part c slightly raised therefrom, as in the operation ofeither folding or opening.

By the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts beforedescribed I provide a highly-ornamental apparatus which is adapted toprotect the register proper and allow the same to be readily detachedwhen required and is also adapted to revolve easily and noiselessly,while provision is made for taking up wear, so that the adjustment iskept practically perfect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with an annular baseplate having a flanged rim andcentral opening, of a rotary carrier for the register proper, the samebeing mounted on the base and having a pendent angular flange projectingunder the base-flange, a nut arranged in the central opening of the baseand having a beveled rim, and antifriction-balls interposed between thesaid flanges and the carrier and nut, substantially as described.

2. The combination with an annular base- 'plate having a flanged rim,and a central opening, of a rotary carrier for the register proper,which is mounted on the base-plate, and provided with a pendent angularflange projecting under the base-flange, and a nut arranged in thecentral opening of the baseplate and having a beveled top, andantifriction-balls arranged between the nut and the carrier,substantially as described.

3. The combination with an annular baseplate having a central opening,of a rotatable register-carrier mounted thereon and having a pendentflange embracing the edge of the base-plate, and a nut arranged in thecentral opening of the base-plate and adapted for vertical adjustmentfor supporting the car rier in the manner described 4; The combinationwith an annular baseplate, and a register-carrier adapted to revolvethereon, of a central bearing provided on said base-plate and a seriesof antifrictionballs, with compressed-fiber-paper bearings, interposedbetween the parts, substantially as described.

5. The combination with the annular baseplate, having flanged rim, ofthe registercarrier mounted rotatably thereon and having an annularpendent and detachable flange whose horizontal portion projects beneaththe flange of the rim, and a series of antifrictionballs, provided withcompressed-fiberpaper bearings, interposed between the re spectiveparts, substantially as described.

6. The combination with the baseplate, and the register-carrier mountedrotatably thereon, of a cover and protector for the register proper, thesame comprising hinged sections which are attached to the side edges ofthe carrier and adapted to be folded inward and outward in the mannerdescribed.

7. Thecombination with a base-plate, and the register-carrier arrangedrotatably thereon, and provided with upwardly-extending side flanges, ofa cover and protector for the register proper, which comprises foldablesections hinged to the said flanges and provided with end flanges whichwhen the cover is folded inward rest upon the top and bottom edges ofthe carrier, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a base-plate and a register-carrier mountedthereon and having upwardly and laterally extended flanges, of a coverformed of foldable sections which are hinged together and hinged to thesaid flanges on the inner side thereof, so that when folded outward theyrest upon and are supported by the lateral projections of said flanges,substantially as described.

9. The combination with a base and a rotatable register-carrier mountedthereon, and having upwardly-extending side flanges, of the cover andprotector for the register proper comprising hinged and foldablesections whose ends are provided with flanges adapted to lap past eachother when the sections are folded outward, and which rest upon the topand bottom edges of the carrier when the sections are folded inward,substantially as described.

10. The combination with a baseplate and a register-earrier, of a coverand protector for the register proper, comprising sections which arehinged and adapted to fold inward and structed in skeleton form withopenings adapted to receive advertising media and ornamentalattachments, glass panels inserted in the openings in the cover,advertising media arranged beneath the same, and plates secured beneaththe said media for holding the parts in place, substantially asdescribed.

11. The combination with a baseplate, of a register-carrier mountedthereon and provided with a series of headed studs arranged at one side,and a detachable fastening for leaves applied to said studs, the samecomprising a curved spring-metal. strip having slots adapted to receivethe said studs, whereby the strip is locked with the same, substantiallyas described.

JOHN PERCY HART.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMON, Amos W. HART.

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